Medium severity · published Oct 21, 2026
CVE-2026-114120
SchedulePress before 5.3.5 Missing Authorization via wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX Action
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SchedulePress before 5.3.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated Contributor-level users to change any post's status and publish date via the wpsp_el_editor_form AJAX action. Attackers can reuse the wpsp-el-editor nonce from the Elementor modal to unpublish or reschedule administrator posts, or publish other users' pending or draft posts.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
SchedulePress · WPDeveloper
before 5.3.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114120
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114120
github.com
https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/blob/v5.3.4/includes/Admin.php#L1276-L1521
github.com
https://github.com/WPDevelopers/wp-scheduled-posts/commit/0e7af0fcbf0851687c34db2997117032978dbe06
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scheduled-posts/
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/schedulepress-before-5.3.5-missing-authorization-via-wpsp-el-editor-form-ajax-action